Genesis 21:28

28 And Abraham sett vij. lambes by them selues.

Genesis 21:28 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 21:28

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
] Separate from the sheep and oxen he gave to Abimelech, and from those that were used in making the covenant.

Genesis 21:28 In-Context

26 And Abimelech answered I wyst not who dyd it: Also thou toldest me not nether herde I of it but this daye.

27 And Abraham toke shepe and oxen and gaue them vnto Abimelech. And they made both of them a bonde together.

28 And Abraham sett vij. lambes by them selues.

29 And Abimelech sayde vnto Abraham: what meane these .vij. lamdes which thou hast sett by them selues.

30 And he answered: vij. lambes shalt thou take of my hande that it maye be a wytnesse vnto me that I haue dygged this well: